Table 2 Factors associated with taking two or more doses of ITPp
Variable | Took two or more doses of IPTp | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI)a | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age categories (years) | |||||
15–24 | 326 (39.68) | 437 (43.81) | 1 | 1 | |
25–34 | 393 (47.83) | 398 (39.91) | 1.32 (1.06–1.65) | 0.79 (0.53–1.17) | 0.233 |
>35 | 103 (12.48) | 162 (16.28) | 0.85 (0.62–1.15) | 0.62 (0.38–0.99) | 0.043* |
Highest education attained | |||||
No education | 21 (14.72) | 174 (17.52) | 1 | 1 | |
Primary | 449 (54.83) | 642 (64.75) | 1.01 (0.77–1.32) | 0.84 (0.56–1.27) | 0.402 |
Secondary | 207 (25.26) | 156 (15.76) | 1.91 (1.32–2.75) | 1.11 (0.62–1.99) | 0.728 |
Higher | 43 (5.19) | 20 (1.97) | 3.14 (1.64–6.00) | 1.62 (0.73–3.57) | 0.234 |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 158 (19.16) | 155 (15.58) | |||
Rural | 664 (80.84) | 843 (84.42) | 0.78 (0.57–1.06) | 1.03 (0.63–1.70) | 0.896 |
Heard malaria messages on radio | |||||
No | 100 (18.42) | 131 (2.10) | |||
Yes | 441 (81.58) | 461 (77.90) | 1.26 (0.88–1.79) | 1.07 (0.70–1.64) | 0.764 |
Heard malaria messages from CHT | |||||
No | 345 (64.20) | 361 (61.50) | |||
Yes | 192 (35.80) | 226 (38.50) | 0.89 (0.64–1.24) | 0.86 (0.60–1.23) | 0.402 |
Knowledge of taking IPTp | |||||
No | 173 (21.03) | 664 (66.59) | |||
Yes | 649 (78.97) | 333 (33.41) | 7.49 (5.69–9.84) | 10.72 (7.62–15.08) | 0.001* |
Knowledge of use of bed net | |||||
No | 155 (19.67) | 192 (20.84) | |||
Yes | 635 (80.33) | 728 (79.16) | 1.08 (0.81–1.42) | 1.15 (0.74–1.77) | 0.536 |
Wealth | |||||
Poorest | 167 (20.29) | 246 (24.67) | 1 | 1 | |
Poorer | 183 (22.27) | 222 (22.21) | 1.22 (0.91–1.63) | 1.16 (0.72–1.87) | 0.534 |
Middle | 143 (17.40) | 207 (20.71) | 1.02 (0.72–1.45) | 0.73 (0.45–1.19) | 0.211 |
Richer | 148 (18.04) | 174 (17.46) | 1.26 (0.84–1.88) | 1.29 (0.71–2.33) | 0.404 |
Richest | 181 (22.00) | 149 (14.94) | 1.79 (1.23–2.60) | 0.96 (0.51–1.81) | 0.904 |
Attendant seen at ANC | |||||
Unskilled attendant | 16 (1.94) | 67 (6.69) | |||
Skilled attendantb | 806 (98.06) | 931 (93.31) | 3.62 (1.61–8.13) | 3.19 (1.26–8.07) | 0.015* |
Number of hildren | |||||
One | 143 (17.35) | 212 (21.28) | 1 | 1 | 0.521 |
Two | 149 (18.08) | 174 (17.40) | 1.27 (0.91–1.78) | 1.19 (0.70–2.04) | 0.033* |
More than three | 531 (64.56) | 612 (61.31) | 1.29 (1.00–1.66) | 1.68 (1.04–2.70) | |